Pleasantly surprised

[sTrongFuse]

So, Monday night is "traditionally" (if you can call something stretching back a little over 6 weeks a tradition) my long run night. With the temperature being more than I'm accustomed to at 21°C, I wasn't expecting to get far but I decided I'd aim for 5k and see how I felt.

The first 5k came in as my fifth fastest ever, so that was a pleasant surprise. The second 5k, was unexpected and, at a shade over 39 minutes, still wasn't too shabby.

Suffice to say, that despite the heat, a 20k bike ride yesterday and a parkrun PB on Saturday, I still managed to knock over 5 minutes of my previous 10k PB, coming home in 1 hour 14 minutes.

To say I'm feeling somewhat chuffed would be a bit of an understatement. Delighted now, but not looking forward to how my legs will feel tomorrow morning. That said, it's a good problem to have, I guess...

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations to you sTrongFuse on running that 10K in a very good time of 1 hour 14 minutes, you were very brave in running in that heat, I don't like running if the temperature is above 20C, if it was a parkrun I would still run as now I have a running belt that I can put a cold water bottle in, once again, well done.

[sTrongFuse Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Brave, or bonkers? I still haven't decided...

[Debston Graduate10]

Oh my, that's wonderful! I hope your legs are OK in the morning - though it wouldn't be surprising if they're a little achey!

[sTrongFuse Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

I can confirm that they are, at least, a little achey... Glad today is a rest day.

[backintime Graduate10]

Well done !

Kudos for running in the heat